True...if you're going 120 miles/hr. I hate to say it, but I see more idiots on crotch rockets than not...driving at excessive speeds, swerving in and out of traffic, going in between lanes, etc. etc. I don't see it as much from cruisers. It just seems that as soon as you get on one of these things, you instantly become a moron. I rarely, if ever, see one going the speed limit and observing standard traffic rules.
this was not meant to be a statement of my views on motorcycles- i personally dont care if somebody chooses to ride a motorcycle.....when i said i was angry, im angry that an athlete, OUR athlete would put himself at risk after big ben, jay williams, etc. thats all i meant by that.
I'm sure he appreciates your concern, but OUR athlete is a big boy. He has his GOD-given right to ride a bike if he chooses.
Ridiculous. Can you imagine if I said that about another field? I'm strapped for technicians right now, and if I lost one he'd take a while to replace. How stupid would it be if I demonized them for riding a motorcycle (or riding an ATV, skydiving, scuba diving, rock climbing, or boating)? As fans, we don't employ athletes directly, so we have even less room to criticize their behavior.
which he might have signed away, right? i mean..we all have rights we can contract away. that's the purpose of contract. we give up something to get something else. consideration for consideration. having said that...i don't know how his contract reads and whether there's prohibition against this sort of thing. just pointing out generally that God-given rights can be contracted away...and if he did, then he shouldn't be riding that bike.
Do your technicians require multi-million dollar contracts? Do your technicians sign contracts at all? Yes, there is a difference between a $50,000/yr job and a $5,000,000/yr job. There is simply a much greater risk. The teams have every right to exclude certain activities as much as the players have every right to negotiate those exclusions.
